I live in a small town where tourism is a large industry. I do not work in tourism, but there are some major upsides which benefit me, like having over a dozen restaurants and bars which manage to stay open due to the out of town customers. Due to the tourism town aspect, making […]
Ticket Gift Ideas for Everyone
I have talked about experience gifts several different times in the past, and so have some guest posters, including Jordann’s post on Minimalist Wedding Gifts. The great thing about experience gifts is that they create a memory for the recipient. If I were to ask you what you received for Christmas last year, chances are […]
Engagement Gift Idea – Family Tree Flashcards
Have any of you married into a large family? Perhaps one that has branches overseas or across the country, so you didn’t have an opportunity to meet anyone before the big day? When my Aunt got married, she went through photo albums with my Uncle, over and over again, because he was going to […]
More Engagement Gifts for Guys
If you are looking for engagement gifts for your male fiance, I suggest that you look at Engagement Gifts for Men for more traditional gift ideas or at More Engagement Gifts for Men for some newer ideas. The things that follow are best as gifts from a brother, relative, or best friend. If you […]
Engagement Gift Ideas – Part VI
Engagement Gift Idea We’re back, with another installment of engagement gift ideas for men and women! Back in Part I I mentioned giving a gift of thank you cards to the newly engaged couple. Well, low and behold, a few months later I discovered the perfect set of cards! Sent-Well makes absolutely gorgeous and […]
Into Wine – A Gift of Knowledge and Laughs
It should come as no surprise to those who read this frequently that I consider myself “Into Wine.” I have written about wine as a gift a lot. Examples can be found here, here and here. Those are just three, I’ve probably mentioned wine in 25 or more posts! So, when Olivier Magny sent me […]
Monogrammed Wedding Gifts (& A BIG Giveaway!)
Monograms are not usually front and center in our modern lives, until an occasion like a wedding or sometimes a birth. Seeing as I write about wedding gift ideas, I thought I should get around to the topic! Monogram etiquette is a complicated matter with a lot of fuzziness on current accepted practice. For a […]
Road Trip Care Package Ideas
A lot of people seem to find the post I wrote for Sarah at Life, Comma, Etc full of Care Package Ideas when they are after Road Trip Care Package ideas or similar. When my spouse and I moved from Ontario to BC, we received a great little gift basket from some of my spouse’s […]
Creative Cash Gift: Bubbling with Joy
[Photo – CC Attribution Share Alike – Jeff Kubina] This is either a cash gift idea or a wedding gift basket idea… maybe both, depending on your budget! I’ve mentioned it several times before, but poems are one of the easiest, most affordable and touching ways to personalize a wedding gift and make it awesome […]
Engagement Gift Ideas – Part V
This is the fifth installment of a six part series on engagement gift ideas. We have covered engagement gifts for men, both traditional and modern, plus gift ideas for couples and women! Perhaps you are looking for an engagement gift for your best friend? Some of these suggestions would also work well for other gift giving occasions, […]
Engagement Gifts for Men – Part IV
This is the fourth installment of a mini series, take a look at the other posts for more great gift ideas, including more engagement gifts for men: Engagement Gifts for Men The previous list of engagement gifts for men was rather traditional, while this list of gift ideas is a tad more modern! Remember […]
